Garment hanger



Aug. 23, 1955 B. HEILMAN GARMENT HANGER Filed March 7, 1952 INVENTOR. e/Wd/w/ /y//Wa United States Patent() GARMENI HANGER Bernard Heilman, Detroit, Mich., assignor to L. A. Young Spring & Wire Corporation, Detroit, Mich.

Application March 7, 1952, Seal No. 275,399

4 Claims. (Cl. 223-92) This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a garment hanger in which the yoke portion may be formed of an initially straight piece of fibrous material of tubular cross section conformed to provide downwardly diverging garment supporting arms and one which at the same time is strong and rigid and capable of supporting heavy garment loads.

Second, to provide a garment hanger having these advantages which may be very economically produced both as to the matter of material and assembly.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a hanger embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational View partially in longitudinal section showing structural details.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed section on a line corresponding to line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view of a straight piece of tubing from which the yoke of the hanger is formed.

The embodiment of my invention illustrated comprises a garment yoke designated generally by the numeral 1 which is formed of a section of initially straight tubular fibrous material desirably of convolutely wound paper. This yoke which is formed of a piece of initially straight tubing shown in Fig. 4 comprises downwardly diverging arms 2 which angularly merge into the substantially straight apex portion 3. The arms 2 and apex portion 3 are angularly and integrally joined at 4. The underwall of the apex portion 3 is collapsed longitudinally and centrally thereof with the collapsed portion of the underwall extending beyond the angled junctures 4 as is shown in Fig. 2. This provides a downwardly facing longitudinal extending groove-like recess 5 which extends under and beyond these juncture points 4.

The suspending hook 6 is formed of wire folded upon itself, the bight of the fold constituting the bill 7 of the hook. The strands 8 of the wire are twisted together to form the shank 9. The ends of the strands are extended to provide oppositely projecting elongated arms 10 which are disposed upon the upper wall of the apex portion 3 of the yoke and extend outwardly beyond the juncture points 4 being bent at 11 to conform to and overlie the angles resulting from the angled juncture points 4.

The yoke is provided with holes 12 disposed substantially outwardly of the angled junctures 4 and the arms 10 of the hook are provided with prongs 13 which are disposed through the apertures or holes 12 and bent inwardly at 14 into clamping engagement with the underwall of the yoke in opposed clamping relation to a substantial portion of the hook arms 10. The prongs extend inwardly beyond the angled juncture points 4 as is shown in Fig. 2. This effectively supports the arms and rein- ICC forces the yoke at the point in which the stock has been bent and conformed to provide the inwardly divergence of the arms or the downwardly inclined arms.

The yoke may be formed of quite light stock and of a relatively cheap grade of paper and at the same time the structure is capable of carrying heavy loads as the points which are most likely to be bent or distorted under load are effectively reinforced and supported.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms and a substantially straight apex portion integrally and angularly joined to said arms, the under wall of said substantially straight apex portion and said arms at their angular juncture therewith being upwardly collapsed against the upper wall of the yoke longitudinally and centrally thereof providing a downwardly facing groove-like recess extending longitudinally of the arms outwardly beyond the said juncture angles, said suspending hook being formed of wire folded upon itself with the bight of the fold constituting the bill of the hook, the strands of folded wire being twisted together at the shank and laterally offset below the twist and terminating below the twist in opposite projecting arms seatingly disposed upon the upper wall of the yoke at the apex thereof and upon the upper wall of the portion of the yoke extending longitudinally of the arms outwardly beyond the angles at the junctures of the downwardly diverging yoke arms with the said apex portion, the yoke having apertures therein spaced longitudinally of the yoke outwardly beyond said juncture angles, said suspending hook arms terminating in downwardly projecting prongs disposed through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being bent toward each other into said groove-like recess and clamped on the under wall of the yoke in underlying relation to said juncture angles to coact with the said suspending hook arms to clampingly embrace and reinforce the yoke longituidnally thereof across said juncture angles thereof.

2. ln a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having v downwardly diverging garment supporting arms and a F upon the upper wall of the yoke at the apex thereof and upon the upper wall of the portion of the yoke extending longitudinally of the arms outwardly beyond the angles at the junctures of the downwardly diverging yoke arms with the apex portion, the yoke having apertures therein spaced longitudinally of the yoke outwardly beyond said juncture angles, said suspending hook arms terminating in downwardly projecting prongs disposed through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being bent into said groove-like recess and clamped on the under wall of the yoke to coact with the said suspending hook arms to reinforce the yoke longitudinally thereof across said juncture angles thereof.

3. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms and an apex portion integrally and angularly joined to said arms, said suspending hook of the fold constituting the bill of the hook, the strands v of folded wire being twisted together at the shank and laterally offset below the twist andrterminating below the twist in oppositely projecting arms seatingly disposed upon the upper wall of the yokel at the apex thereof and upon the upper wall of the portion of the yoke extending longitudinally of the arms outwardly beyond the angles at the junctures of the downwardly diverging yoke arms with the apex portion, the yoke having aperturesrtherein spaced longitudinally of the yoke outwardly beyond said juncture angles, said suspending hook arms terminating inidownwardly projecting prongs disposed through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being bent toward each other and clamped on the under wall of the yoke to coact with the said suspending hook arms to clampingly embrace and reinforce the yoke longitudinally thereof across said juncture angles thereof.

Y `4. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke ,being of 20 brous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms and an apex portion integrally and angularly joined to said arms, said suspending hook being formed of wire and having oppositely projecting arms seatingly disposed upon the upper wall of the yoke at the apex thereof and upon the upper wall of the portion of the yoke extending longitudinally of the arms outwardly beyond the angles at the junctures of the downwardly diverging yoke arms with the apex portion, the yoke having apertures therein spaced longitudinally of the yoke outwardly beyond said junctureangles, said suspending hook arms terminating in downwardly projecting prongs disposed through said apertures, the endportions of the prongs being clamped on the under wall of the yoke to coact with the. said suspending hook arms to reinforce the yoke longitudinally thereof across said juncture angles thereof.

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